The New England Journal of Medicine has posted two really good summaries/editorials about the Schiavo case on its website: Terri Schiavo — A Tragedy Compounded, and (somewhat longer) “Culture of Life” Politics at the Bedside — The Case of Terri Schiavo. Both provide history and perspective on the case and also discuss the 1976 Karen Quinlan case and the 1990 Nancy Cruzan case. Good stuff.